The Nets continue to play on the road, today they face the No. 8 Wizards in the East, this game is also no small test for them, Durant, Bembry, Clarkston and Millsap can not play, but fortunately Harden and Irving are the key to the team's victory, the last game was lost to the Cavaliers, so the Nets are also determined to win this game.
In the first quarter of the game, the two teams launched a confrontation mode, Irving came up with a feeling of explosion, he first hit the mid-range dry pull, and then the 3 points on the outside line also had, and soon helped the Nets to open the score, the outside line broke through the anti-basket, plus Mills' 3-point ball, the Nets' lead once came to 7 points, and in the game since then, the Nets have been suppressing the opponent, but the Wizards side is also more blooming, plus the Nets' defense is also a little absent-minded, so the score has not been pulled, However, Irving's performance was still very eye-catching, he was 5 of 7 in the first quarter, slashing a game-high 12 points, and it is worth mentioning that he also had 4 assists to help the Nets lead 5 points 33-28.
In the second quarter, Irving went off the field to rest, Harden single-core led the team, but the Nets are still very sharp on the offensive end, Thomas's ruthless pulling, Ade's singles in the low position are also bulletless, the Nets gradually opened the score, Harden broke through to the basket for 3 consecutive times to score, a person scored 7 points in a row, and the Nets also gradually opened up a double-digit advantage. The timeout came back and Irving returned, but his hand was still on the line, and successive back-and-forth jump shots extinguished the Momentum of the Wizards' chase, and he and Harden continued to impact the basket, and the Nets led by 14 points at the most of the half, 12 points at 74-62 in the first half, and 74 points was their highest score in the first half of the season.
In the second half of the game, Sharp scored consecutive cakes under the basket, Mills' outside 3 points also had, the Nets widened the point difference again, Ader's difficult mid-range dry pull also had, the difference between the two teams returned to about 15 points, Irving's state declined, the outside 3 points were missed, the offensive end also suffered fouls, Nash also replaced him in advance. Beal and Yamura hit a 3-pointer in a row, the Wizards chased the point difference to 9 points, this time it was Nash's turn to pause, re-replace Irving, he broke through the shot on the layup, Mills hit a 3-pointer, and Irving's mid-range jumper hit again, the Nets maintained the lead, and the 3-quarter game ended, the point difference was still at 11 points.
Today's Irving, really crazy, 3 quarters of the game ended, he shot 11 of 17, 6 of 2 three-pointers, got 26 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists of the outstanding performance, plus-minus +19 is also the highest in the game, it can be seen that Irving is really carry the whole team today, there is such an excellent performance, fans are also looking forward to him to quickly needle it, with a double-digit lead, the Nets really have great hope of winning!